Shoulder Tool Delivers On Promises

January 26, 2011

Twitter is a great place to meet unique people…people who are willing to share their knowledge and expertise. Milda Simonaitis is one of those people and is very passionate about fitness. In fact, she is the ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) Key Contact for 53rd CA Congressional District. So, when I had the opportunity, I contacted Milda in hopes she would evaluate the Rotater. Shee agreed to take a look…this is her response:

Simple and Functional

“First and foremost, I was struck by the design of the Rotater: very simple and functional. I appreciated the ability to adjust it to fit my arm and the fact that it put my arm in the correct position to work the muscles I needed to work. The beauty of this is that it does what it’s supposed to do, and it does it with the least amount of unnecessary gadgetry possible. I have curious kids in the house and there’s little for them to break. High marks for the design!

Supporting Materials are Exceptional

Personal Trainers provide Knowledge & Drive

But what I think I appreciated most was the supporting information, particularly the DVD. Because I’m certified as a personal trainer (ACSM-CPT), I feel that providing an appropriate amount of information is one of the keys to success (and for me that means enough to answer the main questions that someone might have). Providing a run-down of the shoulder muscles is invaluable, especially to anyone who isn’t aware of what’s involved in shoulder movement. Eric Beard does an exceptional job of both that and describing how to use the Rotater. His delivery is professional and articulate. The care with which the DVD was developed is a testament to the high quality of this product.

I have to add that while I usually question the wisdom of including bloopers in an instructional DVD, in this case, I found it somewhat gratifying to see even Eric fumbling with getting the Rotater into proper position, much in the same way that I did initially.

“A Definite Recommend!”

I used the Rotater to strengthen the entire shoulder region. I occasionally launch into periods of doing high-rep bodyweight exercises. When I received the Rotater I was doing a push-up challenge (3000 push-ups in 30 days). The Rotater helped stretch my shoulders (which felt awesome, by the way), but after the challenge was over, allowed me to work the muscles that I’d neglected during the previous 30 days. I tend not to have shoulder issues, so I can’t speak to whether or not it would aid in rehab; however, my husband is a former college-level competitive swimmer and baseball player (catcher) and now surfs regularly, so I plan on putting his shoulders to the test as soon as I can nail down a schedule with him!

This is a well-designed product that delivers what it promises. Lots of thought put into it. A definite recommend!”

Milda K. Simonaitis
Certified Personal Trainer, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM-CPT)
Psychology M.A.

Disclosure: Milda was provided with a FREE Rotater for evaluation purposes. This review was not required and given freely.

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Thanks for “Likes”, Friends and Fans of the Rotater

January 10, 2011

Thank You for Spreading the Rotater Love !!

2010 was our best year yet and we’d like to thank everyone who:

purchased a Rotater
“Liked” us on Facebook – our page
followed us on Twitter – our account
spread the Rotater love via email, testimonial, word of mouth, website review or contest

Black Friday FREE Rotater Contest Winners

If you wanted to win a FREE Rotater, it doesn’t get any easier than this. Here were the Rules:

Upload a short video to the Rotater Facebook page telling us why you wanted / needed a FREE Rotater
That’s it!

Later, we amended the rules to allow you to “post” a written comment to the Rotater Wall describing “why you wanted a Rotater”in lieu of posting a video. We gave away 10 FREE Rotaters to these people.

1. Dave Currie

Dave already owned a Rotater but wanted another…here’s why:

2. Ezra Dubroff

Ezra plays Dodgeball…that’s right Dodgeball. In fact, so do a bunch of other people…check out the Dodgeball Forever Website. Like Dave, Ezra already owns a Rotater but wanted another. Here’s his video:

3. Antoine Pozniak

Antoine posted this short video ( see how easy it is to win ) and shared why he wanted a Rotater

This is a follow-up message that Antoine posted to the Rotater Wall:

“Thanks again for the rotater Chirs, its been very helpful..I am most impressed with the external rotation movements! Great Product!!!”

4. Karen Poehlman Kagawa

Here’s why Karen wanted her Rotater:

And true to her word, Karen provided this video feedback after using her Rotater for about a week: